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David Coleman
Personal information
Full name David John Coleman
Date of birth (1942-03-27)27 March 1942
Place of birth Colchester, England
Date of death 23 September 2016(2016-09-23) (aged 74)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Stanway Rovers
Harwich & Parkeston
1958–1961 Colchester Casuals
1961–1962 Colchester United 2 (1)
Clacton Town
Total 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David John Coleman (27 March 1942 – 23 September 2016) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Colchester United.

Career

Born in Colchester in 1942, Coleman began his career with local clubs Stanway Rovers and Harwich & Parkeston in non-league football before moving into the Football League with hometown club Colchester United.

Coleman made his debut on 18 November 1961 in a Fourth Division away tie at Rochdale, a game which the U's won 1–0. He would only make one more Football League appearance for Colchester, coming the following season on 20 October in a 4–1 defeat away to Wrexham, with Coleman scoring the solitary goal for Colchester.

After leaving Colchester, Coleman joined another local non-league club, Clacton Town.

Coleman died on 23 September 2016 from cancer.

References

  1. ^ "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. "Colchester United - Match details - Rochdale 0–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. "Colchester United - Match details - Wrexham 4–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. David Coleman: 1942-2016
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